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03_fjr · Dec 3, 2005, 10:52 PM

Looking to spend no more than 300.00 on a camera. Looking for the BEST all around camera. If you had 300 to spend which one would you buy? Been looking at the A610 and Sony W7 any other ideas? Dont want anything to bulky.

JHVOLTZ · Dec 4, 2005, 7:46 AM

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style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #000000"*PRO : 7.1 MP SENSOR (Canon A610HAS5MP), 32MB OF DEFAULT MEMORY (CANON AS 16MB)LCD 2,5" (Canon HAS 2"), Telephoto Lens IF YOU WANT 2.7x (CANON HAS 1.7X), LOWEST SHUTTER SPEED 30S---MANUAL MODE(CANON HAS 15S---MANUAL MODE)RE-CHARGEBLE BATTERIES AND CHARGER INCLUDED (CANON SOLD SEPARATELY), CARL ZEISS LENSES, LOWER DIMENSIONS (IF IT MATTER).

CANON A 610

PRO: ZOOM 4X (SONY HAS 3X), LCD CAN MOVE ( SONY IS FIXED), APERTURE PRIORITY, SHUTTER SPEED PRIORITY, 9AF AREAS FOR AUTO FOCUS ( SONY HAS 5), FASTER HIGHEST SHUTTER SPEED 1/2500 (SONY HAS 1/2000 ).

BOTH HASSAME ISO SENSIBILITY.

HOPE THIS HELP.

airshowfan · Dec 4, 2005, 8:27 AM

Those are fine choices, but I would also consider the Panasonic LZ2 and the Fuji F10.

The Fuji F10 has very very good high-ISO performance, about as good as those of a digital SLR, as you can see at http://www.dcresource.com/reviews/fu...ix_f10-review/ . This should make it easier to take good pictures indoors and in other less-than-perfect-lighting conditions.

The LZ1 and 2 have 6X zoom in a not-too-bulky design. They're image-stabilized, too.

So if you want a little more zoom, I'd recommend the LZ1/LZ2. If you know you will be taking a lot of pictures indoors and you want them to be sharp, I'd recommed the Fuji F10.

If you want manual exposure controls, though, then those cameras are no good, and your choice of the Canon A610/A620 is a very good one. Personally, I like more zoom, so I'd spend that budget on something like a Panazonic FZ4, a Canon S1-IS, a Minolta Z3, or a Fuji S5100, something like that. They have manual exposure controls, and as you can see at http://airshowfan.com/guide-to-digit...s-2.htm#advice and http://airshowfan.com/guide-to-digit...as.htm#dontbuy , these big-lens cameras take sharper pictures.

I hope that helps.

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Dec 3, 2005, 10:52 PM	#1
03_fjr Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 22	Looking to spend no more than 300.00 on a camera. Looking for the BEST all around camera. If you had 300 to spend which one would you buy? Been looking at the A610 and Sony W7 any other ideas? Dont want anything to bulky.

Dec 4, 2005, 7:46 AM	#2
JHVOLTZ Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 14	DSC-W7 style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #000000"*PRO : 7.1 MP SENSOR (Canon A610HAS5MP), 32MB OF DEFAULT MEMORY (CANON AS 16MB)LCD 2,5" (Canon HAS 2"), Telephoto Lens IF YOU WANT 2.7x (CANON HAS 1.7X), LOWEST SHUTTER SPEED 30S---MANUAL MODE(CANON HAS 15S---MANUAL MODE)RE-CHARGEBLE BATTERIES AND CHARGER INCLUDED (CANON SOLD SEPARATELY), CARL ZEISS LENSES, LOWER DIMENSIONS (IF IT MATTER). CANON A 610 PRO: ZOOM 4X (SONY HAS 3X), LCD CAN MOVE ( SONY IS FIXED), APERTURE PRIORITY, SHUTTER SPEED PRIORITY, 9AF AREAS FOR AUTO FOCUS ( SONY HAS 5), FASTER HIGHEST SHUTTER SPEED 1/2500 (SONY HAS 1/2000 ). BOTH HASSAME ISO SENSIBILITY. HOPE THIS HELP.

Dec 4, 2005, 8:27 AM	#3
airshowfan Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 115	Those are fine choices, but I would also consider the Panasonic LZ2 and the Fuji F10. The Fuji F10 has very very good high-ISO performance, about as good as those of a digital SLR, as you can see at http://www.dcresource.com/reviews/fu...ix_f10-review/ . This should make it easier to take good pictures indoors and in other less-than-perfect-lighting conditions. The LZ1 and 2 have 6X zoom in a not-too-bulky design. They're image-stabilized, too. So if you want a little more zoom, I'd recommend the LZ1/LZ2. If you know you will be taking a lot of pictures indoors and you want them to be sharp, I'd recommed the Fuji F10. If you want manual exposure controls, though, then those cameras are no good, and your choice of the Canon A610/A620 is a very good one. Personally, I like more zoom, so I'd spend that budget on something like a Panazonic FZ4, a Canon S1-IS, a Minolta Z3, or a Fuji S5100, something like that. They have manual exposure controls, and as you can see at http://airshowfan.com/guide-to-digit...s-2.htm#advice and http://airshowfan.com/guide-to-digit...as.htm#dontbuy , these big-lens cameras take sharper pictures. I hope that helps.